Féile Focal: REIC le Ciara Ní É agus Cairde

REIC is a bilingual, and often multilingual, spoken word event featuring poetry, rap, music, storytelling, and everything else! It creates a welcoming space where Gaeilge is encouraged. REIC is held monthly in Dublin and is a popular feature at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, and IMRAM and we are delighted to host REIC in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich.

Ciara Ní É

Ciara Ní É is a poet, activist and broadcaster. She established the open mic night REIC where the spoken word, rap, music, stories and more can all be heard. She has performed her poetry in New York, London, and Brussels, Sweden and at home here in Ireland. In 2019, Ciara became the ambassador for the Irish Writers Centre and was the DCU Writer in Residence 2020. She co-established the coperative AerachAiteachGaelach with Eoin McEvoy. One of their projects was chosen for Abbey 5x5 2020, and they staged a drama as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2021. Her poetry and literary essays have been published in various journals including Icarus, Aneas and Comhar and in the poetry collection, Queering the Green. She was chosen for the Poetry Ireland’s “Introductions” scheme in 2017, and she released a series of videopoems the following year with Irish Writers Centre. Included in her commissioned work are pieces for RTÉ TV, BBC Radio, TG4 and The Irish Writers Centre. She is currently working on her first collection of poems.